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A circular itinerary, 6.7 km long, follows a section of the plain of the River Ter until it takes us to the Romanesque hermitage of Santa Magdalena de Perella, from where we can enjoy the views of the valley.
We are located in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in the Ripollès region, where summer is more bearable surrounded by water and vegetation, as shown in the photographs of this report in Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia.
It was built before 1145 by the owners of Can Perella, a large farmhouse known since 1126. During pastoral visits in 1686 and 1690, Bishop Pasqual ordered the sacristy to be built. The hermitage has some Gozos dedicated to Santa Magdalena.
The hermitage stands on a small hill above the Ter valley. The building has an almost rectangular plan without a differentiated apse, with a slightly pointed vault. The original chancel was on the north-east side and now stands at the opposite end.
The door, located in the northwest wall, is voussoired with a disproportionate monolithic lintel and a smooth tympanum. Later, the sacristy was added to the east and a tower bell tower in the southwest corner with semicircular arch openings.
